Family Name:
Fisher
Given Names:
Hector Leo
Gender:
Male
Birth-date:
15 December 1913
Death-date:
Unknown
Marital Status
Single
Age/ Age Range:
29
Location:
WA, Kalgoorlie
Occupation:
Rawleigh Cycle dealer/Minister of Religion/Steam Engine Driver.
Primary Motivation:
Conscientious Objector- Religious Pacifism
Reason for Court Appearance:
[1] Applied for exemption from military service as a conscientious objector
[2] Appeal of court decision
[3] Refusal to perform noncombatant duties
Court Name and Location:
[1] Police Court, Kalgoorlie, WA
[2] Supreme Court, Perth, WA.
[3] Police Court, Perth, WA.
Court Hearing Date:
[1] 9 April 1942
[2] 14 September 1942
[3] 13 October 1942
Court Outcome:
[1] Ordered to perform noncombatant duties
[2] Appeal dismissed
[3] Ordered to perform noncombatant duties.
Military Event:
World War II 1939-1945
Further Information:
Leo Hector Fisher was a Jehovah’s Witness. He twice refused to undertake noncombatant duties. His first appeal was dismissed. On 3 July 1943, he again appealed the decision, but appears not to have returned to court. The appeal was struck out 22 May 1944.
Confirmatory Sources:
Supreme Court of Western Australia Consignment No. 3620, box 1, File 1942/18; Supreme Court of Western Australia Consignment No. 3620, box 1, File 1943/12
